The Ski Resort of Copper Mountain

On the mountain

Ski area

The mountain’s wooded slopes are neatly "zoned" with all the beginner trails located on the west side of the mountain (right on the piste map), all the intermediate trails in the center, and the advanced and expert skiing on the East side and up and over to the backside bowls. This creates many positive scenarios. more...

Lift system

Copper’s lift system moves skiers in a very efficient manner. The naturally divided terrain and the general layout of the mountain create a perfect situation to move about the ski trails. more...

Ski schools & guiding

Copper has one major Ski & Snowboard School that can accommodate all skier and boarder types. The schools are located at each base area, The East Village, The Village at Copper, and Union Creek.
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Beginner

Copper’s naturally divided terrain lends the west side of the mountain to beginners of all sorts and the best areas for beginners is the west village, Union Creek learning center. more...

Intermediate

With 25 percent of the trails, intermediates are spoiled for choice. Copper’s most challenging trail for the intermediate skier is undoubtedly Andy’s Encore, off the Super Bee lift, with a finish onto Rosi’s Run, also under the Super Bee Lift. more...

Advanced

Above the treeline, Copper Mountain’s east side boasts some of the best off-piste skiing in Colorado. Up top on Resolution and Spaulding Bowl, in back for Copper Bowl and Tucker Mountain, and Sierra lift and Union Bowl in the middle, up top. more...

Boarding & freestyle

Freeriders can head west to High Point and Loverly for Copper’s newly redesigned Terrain Park, Catalyst, and Super Pipe. There are three lanes in the Terrain Park ranging from beginner to intermediate to expert with jumps to suit all levels. more...

Mountain restaurants

There is a limited choice available. The main place to eat on the mountain is Solitude Station’s fast-food eatery serving breakfast and lunch with the best views around. more...

Ski Map

open mountain back Ski map

open mountain front Ski map

Off the mountain

Village

While Copper certainly stands today on its own as a world-class ski resort, it would be fair to say that Copper Mountain used to sit somewhat in the shadow of its more illustrious Summit County cousins, like Breckenridge; but that changed when Intrawest Corporation (owners of Whistler-Blackcomb, among other A-list resorts) pumped money into on-slope improvements, but above all Intrawest was quick to fix upon one badly-needed element in the resort—a village.
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Accommodation

All of the lodgings are slopeside or just steps to the free transportation system to take you right to any of the three base areas. Copper Mountain operates the entire bed base at the foot of the mountain, and there are accommodations for every need and every budget. Throughout Copper, there are over 880 units to rent from the rental pool. more...

 

Après-ski

Head to Jack’s Slopeside Grill for après ski on a great deck where you can watch weary skiers come down from the mountain. more...

 

Other activities

Aside from skiing and boarding, there is also ice skating, tubing, snowshoeing, 15 miles (25 km) of cross-country skiing in the White River Forest, snowmobiling and sleigh rides. more...

 

Getting there

Copper somehow manages to combine that desired "getting away from it all" location with an "easy to reach" destination. Denver International Airport is located virtually due east, by road about one to two hours away. more...